Vienna Symphonic Library Harps

Harps description:

The Vienna Symphonic Library HARPS Virtual Instrument, Standard Library. A multitude of haunting harp sounds.

The Vienna Symphonic Library HARPS collection owes its two instruments to the use of two harps in orchestral music of the mid 19th century. Harp 1 is played by Ruth Rojahn, harpist of the Hofer Symphoniker and internationally successful soloist. Apart from single notes in various playing styles the first harp offers an enormous wealth of glissandos, which now in Vienna Instruments are particularly brilliant and easy to use. The controller structure allows for extremely flexible and quick access – the user can switch between ranges, different tempos, up and down movements, and different scales in real-time while playing. Now you can access all Dimensions at the same time! The first harp’s spectrum is rounded out by a wide range of arpeggios which were not available until now. The second harp, played by Julia Reth, contains an even larger number of single notes, also offering playing styles like damped, fingernail playing, and pedal glissandos. A lovely ethereal effect is created by the bisbigliando variations, the whispering of tender tremolos on two strings playing the same note. The Vienna Symphonic Library HARPS collection can be used as a standalone virtual instrument or in addition to the multitude of instruments already contained in the Pro Edition and Horizon Series Libraries.

The main features of the Vienna Symphonic Library HARPS include:

• A multitude of haunting harp sounds
• Sustained notes: Normal, secco, près-de-la-table, fingernail playing, secco, harmonics, bisbigliando, pedal glissandos
• Glissandos: Major and harmonic minor full-scale, Melodic minor, diminished, pentatonic, Whole tone scale, Slow, medium, fast, One, three, and 5 octaves, single and multiple cross glissandos, Fast fortissimo glissandos spanning 1 octave
• Arpeggios: Major, minor, diminished, augmented, Three and four notes, Slow, medium, fast
• Use Stand alone, as a VST Instrument or with Audio Units/RTAS
• PC Intel/AMD 2 GHz (3++ GHz recommended) with Windows XP/Vista, 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), DVD drive for installation, Vienna Key (Vienna Symphonic Library USB Protection Device), Syncrosoft License Control Center 5.2.1.0 or higher
Apple G4 1 GHz (G5 or Intel Core Duo processor recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher, 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), DVD drive for installation, Vienna Key (Vienna Symphonic Library USB Protection Device), Syncrosoft License Control Center 5.2.1.0 or higher
• Requires the Vienna Key (not included)